Fightin' Air Force #53

Charlton's self-proclaimed "America's Greatest Air-War Comic" puts its feature character, American Eagle, front and center on this 1966 issue — a leather-jacketed aviator standing resolute against a dramatic yellow-toned backdrop of wrecked aircraft and military machinery. The cover by Pat Masulli and Rocco Mastroserio sets a brooding, atmospheric tone that pairs perfectly with the featured story teased right on the cover: "The Eagle's Shame!" Written by Joe Gill with art by Ernie Bache, this issue delivers the kind of gritty aerial adventure that made Fightin' Air Force a reliable favorite for war comics fans of the era.